Filtered modular connector

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EP 1 014 514 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/20

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	28.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/26

(21)	Application number: 99204318.2

(22)	Date of filing: 15.12.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H01R 24/00, H01R 12/04, H01R 13/66

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

21.12.1998 US 217359

(71)	Applicant: Thomas & Betts International, Inc.
	Sparks, Nevada 89434 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Bogese II, Stephen B Salem, Virginia 24153 (US)

(74)	Representative: Griebling, Onno
	Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V., P.O. Box 3241 2280 GE Rijswijk 2280 GE Rijswijk (NL)

(54)	Filtered modular connector

(57) A modular jack having means for filtering the signals on the conductors of the jack as a way of reducing noise. The filtering means preferably comprises one or more capacitor modules adapted to be in electrical contact with the conductors of the jack. More particularly, the capacitor modules may each comprise substrates having conductive traces arranged thereon, the size and location of the traces being selected to provide the desired capacitances. Portions of the traces are placed in electrical contact with the intermediate portions of the conductors in the jack.

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